NHS Orkney
| NHS Orkney | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | NHS board |
| Established | 1 April 2004 |
| Headquarters | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland[1] |
| Region served | Orkney |
| Hospitals | Balfour Hospital |
| Staff | 672 (2020/21)[2] |
| Website | www |
NHS Orkney is an NHS board that provides healthcare services in the Orkney area of Scotland.[3]
Services[edit]
NHS Orkney operates one hospital, Balfour Hospital, in Kirkwall. As of 2016[update], it has 24 general practitioners (GPs) who work across 6 practices.[4]
History[edit]
In 2005 NHS Orkney found it impossible to attract GPs for remote island, surgeries although offering a generous remuneration package.[5]
In 2007, John Ross Scott, a former Liberal Democrat leader of the Scottish Borders Council became chair of the board.[6]
In 2009 the board published their own vision for how healthcare services across the Islands could be redesigned, in order to become more sustainable.[7]
In 2011 the board decided to use tablet computers to reduce the printing costs associated with their meetings.[8] In February 2020, NHS Orkney owned 700 tablet/computers for staff members’ use in their jobs.[9]
Ian Kinniburgh, the chair of NHS Shetland, took up the post of chair of NHS Orkney on 1 December 2015.[10]
Meghan McEwen, who had been a non-executive board member since 2018, was appointed as chairwoman of NHS Orkney in February 2020.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "About us". NHS Orkney. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For Year Ended 31 March 2021" (PDF). NHS Orkney. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Health and social care in Orkney". Orkney.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "General Practices (GPs)". NHS Orkney. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Lister, David. "Orkney hunts for doctors". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "JR Scott heralds return to politics with the SNP". Southern Reporter. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "Our Orkney, Our Health - Transforming Clinical Services" (PDF). NHS Orkney. 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "NHS Orkney cuts out paper in favour of iPads". BBC News. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "RE: Freedom of Information Request 201920" (PDF). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "New post for Kinniburgh". www.shetnews.co.uk. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "New NHSO chairwoman appointed". The Orcadian Online. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
External links[edit]
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